Java Developer Job Descriptions, Average Salary, Interview Questions

If you love technology and want to work in a place where you can practice the art of good software design, this is a great opportunity to explore.

Key responsibilities

• Technical analysis
• Create development/unit testing plan
• Code development & testing
• Support unit, QA, and system testing of application code
• Deliver commitments within timelines and quality parameters

Education, skills, and experience needed

• Four-year bachelor’s in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field
• The candidate must have 2 – 5 years hands-on development experience using Java (version 8.x) & J2EE
• The candidate must have hands on experience with open-source application servers such as Apache Tomcat
• Demonstrate working knowledge of Spring/Spring boot, JPA
• Demonstrate working knowledge of Restful and SOAP web services
• Demonstrate working knowledge of Spring Batch, Javascript, Angular.JS, and HTML5
• Demonstrate working knowledge of leading solutions that we have employed: Maven, Jenkins, Git & Github, JSON, XML, Docker, Rest client, Postman, etc.
• Good to have experience in No-SQL database preferably MongoDB
• Java certifications preferred
• A team player with good communication skills
• Customer service orientation
• This is a remote position and can be located anywhere in continental U.S. or Canada

You should have good experience in building high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications, and be able to write clean code and ensure your programs run properly. We expect you to be comfortable with the HTTP protocol, REST APIs, web servers and data processing. We also expect you to be passionate about building software, able to take ownership of problems, and work well on a team as well as take individual ownership of projects (e.g. feature development).

Duties

• Design and develop high-volume, low-latency applications for enterprise-level systems with high availability and performance
• Create well-designed, testable, efficient code
• Participate in all phases of the development lifecycle
• Take initiative to improve the code you work in (i.e. leave every place better than you found it), and investigate alternatives and technologies in order to support continuous improvement

Experience

• Strong experience in software development, and particularly in test-driven development
• 2+ years experience of working in a Java Developer position preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with close attention to detail
• You’ll get bonus points if you have:
• Experience of object-oriented analysis and design using common design patterns
• Good knowledge of relational databases, SQL, and ORM technologies—including JPA2 and Hibernate
• Good knowledge of distributed analytics (e.g. Redshift, Kibana, Elasticsearch, etc.)
• Good knowledge of at least one popular web framework (e.g. Jersey, JSF, Wicket, GWT, Spring MVC, etc.)
• Strong communication, teamwork, and time-management skills

Duties

• Develop new applications and reporting per request
• Provide Level 3 support for inbound data file conversion, payment processing, and data reporting
• Work directly with our Integration Solutions department to translate development requests
• Complete data setups and file regeneration by client request
• Conduct local QA testing and assist other teams with QA as needed during the Software Development Life Cycle
• Build and maintain team Standard Operating Procedure documents
• Other tasks and projects as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, related technical degree or commensurate experience is required
• 2+ years Java experience preferred
• 2+ years experience with SQL preferred
• Implementing microservices which use the spring boot framework
• Connecting microservices to interact with databases
• Experience working with tools like Git, Maven, JFrog, UDeploy, etc.
• Demonstrate programming skills using JSON, Web Services, SQL, etc.
• Working knowledge with Oracle or Mongo DB databases
• C# experience is a plus
• Proficient at research for troubleshooting and developing solutions
• Ability to assess an issue and escalate as appropriate
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Proactive work style and creative problem solver who can handle multiple projects, demonstrating a strong work ethic
• Excellent attention to detail, quality, and follow-through; commitment to continuous improvement and the elimination of performance variability
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to rapidly changing requirements with a flexible and creative approach to brainstorming, troubleshooting, and problem solving